Hideko Nishioka Explained

Hideko Nishioka (西岡秀子, Nishioka Hideko) (born 15 March 1964) is a Japanese politician, representing Nagasaki 1st district in the House of Representatives of Japan; first for the Kibō no Tō and then for the Democratic Party For the People.

Life

She earned a law degree from Gakushūin University, before becoming a parliamentary assistant to her father, a member of the House of Representatives of Japan.^[1]

In January 2016, she ran for office, nominated by the Democratic Party of Japan. She failed to be elected, and lost to incumbent councillor Genjirō Kaneko.^[2]

in the 2017 Japanese general election^[3] She ran against the incumbent MP Tsutomu Tomioka (ja), representing the Liberal Democratic Party.^{[4] [5]} She won the election by a narrow margin, succeeding Tomioka and recovering her father's seat

She ran in the 2021 Japanese parliamentary elections, and retained her position.^[6]

References

1. Web site: 産経新聞 . 2024-05-15 . 国会議員名鑑：西岡 秀子（にしおか ひでこ） - 産経ニュース . 2024-09-04 . 産経新聞：産経ニュース . ja.
2. Web site: 金子氏、手堅く再選 自民、衆参議席独占守る . 2024-09-04 . 西日本新聞me . ja.
3. Web site: 産経新聞 . 2017-10-23 . 【衆院選】九州・山口５県は自民が選挙区独占 立民、希望は悲喜こもごも（2/3ページ） . 2024-09-04 . 産経新聞：産経ニュース . ja.
4. Web site: 産経新聞 . 2017-10-24 . 【衆院選】明暗分けた引退議員の後継者 . 2024-09-04 . 産経新聞：産経ニュース . ja.
5. Web site: 産経新聞 . 2017-10-18 . 【衆院選終盤情勢・長崎】１区、自民・冨岡を希望・西岡が猛追 . 2024-09-04 . 産経新聞：産経ニュース . ja.
6. Web site: 慶太 . 小沢 . 2021-11-01 . 衆院選九州・山口 ベテラン倒れ自民減退（2/2ページ） . 2024-09-04 . 産経新聞：産経ニュース . ja.